Through much of the 80s, WTWO had a weatherman by the name of Kerry Dean. I wouldn't be surprised if Gary Jackson was a name made by WTHI to avoid confusion.
@mobilene Toward the end of the local reign WTHI had actually bought another TV station for itself, Fox outlet WFTX in Fort Myers, Florida. Emmis bought both in 1997 (when Emmis exited TV, they sold each station individually, once more separating WTHI and WFTX).
WFTX had a news department too, and it began to resemble WTHI (same graphic style, same VO, and Jennifer Crawford (once on WTHI) went there in the mid-1990s).
Poor Marla Keller. Turns out she died last year. Tragic. Not sure who looked more like one of Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds! puppets, Johnny Palmer or the young Kevin Orpurt.
Now I see wtwo 2 news
EUREKAWILDCAT 3 weeks ago
Toni Tantillo I remember him on KPIX.
recto89 11 months ago
Through much of the 80s, WTWO had a weatherman by the name of Kerry Dean. I wouldn't be surprised if Gary Jackson was a name made by WTHI to avoid confusion.
brf1rrb 11 months ago
Interesting I'm a native of Eastern North Carolina and this Gary Jackson in Terre Haute, Indiana was known for decades as Gary Dean.
kimbawlion75 1 year ago
@raymieX Half of Terre Haute had a crush on Jennifer Crawford!
mobilene 1 year ago
@mobilene Toward the end of the local reign WTHI had actually bought another TV station for itself, Fox outlet WFTX in Fort Myers, Florida. Emmis bought both in 1997 (when Emmis exited TV, they sold each station individually, once more separating WTHI and WFTX).
WFTX had a news department too, and it began to resemble WTHI (same graphic style, same VO, and Jennifer Crawford (once on WTHI) went there in the mid-1990s).
raymieX 1 year ago
@bobrox70 WTHI was locally owned in those days, by the Hulman family.
mobilene 1 year ago
Poor Marla Keller. Turns out she died last year. Tragic. Not sure who looked more like one of Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds! puppets, Johnny Palmer or the young Kevin Orpurt.
epsteinsmutha1 1 year ago
and NICE Beta tapes HAHA
goddss6 1 year ago
OMG i dont' even remember half those people from WTHI... with computerized weather forecast BWAHAHA
goddss6 1 year ago